Bone-dry, like a desert — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 25 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ARID
4 letters
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Dry as a bone
ARID
4
Extremely dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Extremely dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Dry like a desert
ARID
4
Extremely dry, like a desert
ARID
4
Dry as a dust bowl
ARID
4
Very dry, like a desert
ARID
4
Dry as a desert
ARID
4
Dry as a desert
ARID
4
Far from arable
ARID
4
Bone-dry, as a desert
ARID
4
Parking place
LOT
3
___ pal (female bestie)
GAL
3
"Home ___," Christmas comedy film
ALONE
5
Deliver a formal speech (anagram of "oater")
ORATE
5
"Captain America: ___ War" (2016 film)
CIVIL
5
Ocean motions that may be "high" or "low"
TIDES
5
Egyptian queen, for short
CLEO
4
___-ball (arcade game)
SKEE
4
Visual organs with lashes
EYES
4
"___ Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," 1989 film that features a subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club as an unexpected Christmas present
NATIONAL
8
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